LYDEN STUDIOS
Music, more than accompaniment?
Would Star Wars be the same without its themes?
Could we imagine Jurassic Park, Gladiator, or so many other films without their iconic scores?
Perhaps.
But not with the same emotion.
Not with the same sense of wonder.
Not with the same lasting memories.
Music is cinema's invisible actor.
It transforms emotion into memory and gives lasting meaning to what remains long after the screen fades to black.
Today, the language of film scoring has evolved. Textures, pulses, atmospheres, and sound design have become powerful storytelling tools.
At Lyden Studios, we believe there is still a unique place for melody.
A melody gives a character a voice.
It gives an emotion a face.
It gives an image something to remember.
Not instead of the story.
In service of it.
Story first. Music always.
THOMAS LYDEN
FILM COMPOSER/ORCHESTRATOR/PRODUCER/ FOUNDER
Music has always been more than a passion for Thomas Lyden.
After beginning his professional career as a music teacher, he dedicated himself to mastering the craft of composition while sharing his passion for music with others.
Today, he leads Lyden Studios, an independent creative music studio built on a simple belief: every great story deserves unforgettable music.
Drawing inspiration from both the great classical composers and contemporary film scoring, his music blends memorable themes, rich orchestration, and modern production to create emotionally engaging scores.
CREATIVE PARTNERS
BEN ALEXANDER
SINGER/LYRICIST
From Manchester, England, despite being only 28 years old Ben has been a session musician for the best part of a decade. His voice and guitar have appeared on nearly 100 records and he's adding to the collection every day.
EILEEN
SINGER/WRITER
Having worked with Avicii, Netflix and more, Eileen is one of the best singers on the electronic music scene.
With her millions of streams and numerous featurings, she has notably become the most engaged singer on Soundbetter.
Discover her on https://soundbetter.com/profiles/44889-eileen
ROBERT L.SMITH
ENGINEER/MIXER
JONATHAN EDO
PERCUSSIONIST
Oscar & Grammy winning, Emmy nominated Producer/Engineer/Mixer. Recent clients of note include Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, U2, The Ting Tings, Chaka Khan, Placido Domingo, Ingrid Michaelson, Christina Aguilera, Alice Cooper, and Duran Duran.
Percussionist specialized in traditional Music from Brazil, West Africa and Cuba, he’s also a composer and teacher.
Jonathan leads a rich and varied artistic life, at the crossroads of various styles.
Currently lead percussionist on The Lion King at the Mogador Theater in Paris, he’s also Percussions Coach at DisneyLand Paris and participates in various projects ranging from Jazz to World Music and Pop.
He has participated in more than fifteen albums, including 2 as leader.
RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
PRODUCER/EDITOR
Richard Goldstein is the owner of oldguysrulemusic.
He has been an industry hired gun for more than 50 years, working almost exclusively behind the scenes, as a producer, session player, arranger, orchestrator, composer, lyricist, and publisher. Primarily an independent, Richard has also held positions at Columbia, Elektra. And was for a time on the executive committees at ASCAP, and the AFofM.
Richard has worked as orchestrator on film scores for Henry Mancini, Georges Delerue, Michel Legrand, and Serge Gainsbourg. In 1979/80 he served as Music Supervisor on the 1980 RSO Film "Times Square".
MICHAEL MAMBOLE
MUSIC ENGINEER
Michaël Mambole is a music composer, sound designer and sound engineer. Since 2001, he mainly works in video/film production as an audio editor/mixer and soundtrack composer. He’s always been passionate of new tech and occasionally teaches computer music production.
SABRINA TABBY
VIOLONIST
Since performing at Carnegie Hall as a teenager, violinist Sabrina Tabby has gone on to perform in the world’s top venues, from Red Rocks Amphitheater to the Grand Ole Opry. She is a founding member of the genre-defying string quartet ATLYS whose music has garnered over 30 million streams worldwide, and a founding member of the NYC-based new music ensemble Contemporaneous whose debut at LA's Disney Hall was listed as one of “the best classical music performances” that year by the New York Times. Sabrina is the Concertmaster of the Mankato Symphony (MN), Assistant Concertmaster of the Owensboro Symphony (KY), and a member of the Quad City Symphony (IA/IL). This past season, Sabrina appeared as a soloist with the the National Symphony of Paraguay, the Vanderbilt Blair Orchestra, and the Sheboygan Symphony.
DENNIS HOLT
DRUMMER/PERC/EDITOR
Dennis Holt is one of Nashville's most gifted musicians, whose drumming abilities cross nearly every genre from Americana to Country to Rock, Jazz, Ambient and R & B. Seasoned global performer, Dennis’ diversity has proven itself in recording with Taylor Swift, AD/Kansas, Emmylou Harris, Trisha Yearwood, and Deniece Williams to name but a few.